Tool



Aug.'10, 1943. w, WATSON 2,326,709

TOOL

Filed July 23, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l VINVENTOR. Wddczrm [Va/50M 1943- w. u. WATSON 2,326,709

TOOL Filed July 23, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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BY My Patented Aug. 19, 1943 A root it illiarniU. Watson, Chica o, n. v Application" July 22:, ion, eams. sexless 17 Claims. (oi; lee-55) The present invention relates to tools and more particularly to a tool for applying metallic rings to eyelets in medals; keys, badges and the like.

A primary object of the invention is ,theprovision of a simple and inexpensive tool for rapidly,

easily and semi-automatically applying metallic supporting rings of even very small sizes to medals orthelike.

A further obect is the provision of a tool for greatly facilitating the. application of supporting rings to such articles I A- further object is to provide a tool for ate taching rings to medals'andthe like which avoids the necessity for individually handling the rings and holding the rings by hand during theattaching operation. p

l A further object is the provision of such tool which provides for automatically feeding a plu-' rality of successive rings into the tool for attachment to a medal or the like.

A still further object is the provision of such tool which can be readily and quickly reloaded with a plurality of rings forattachment to modals or the. like and in which the reloading means provides for supporting and storing the rings prior to application to the tool.

A further object is the provision of such tool which applies substantially circular supporting rings to a medal or the like and provides for forming rings having their mating ends closed and lying in substantially the same plane.

These and other objects will be apparent from the following description, the appended claims, andthe accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is'a top'plan view of a tool embodying the invention;

Fig. 2'isa side elevation of the tool shown in Fig.1;""

Fig. 31s a front end elevation of the tool of Fig.1; i

Fig. 4 is a detail plan view with a portion of the structure in Fig. 1 removed; as indicated by the line 4-4 of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 with the parts in a different operative position;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of tion of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail of the structure shown in Fig.4; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail similar to Fig. 5.

Referringto the drawings which illustrate a the lower por manner'of the well knownpliers-and as shown in Fi s. 5 and 8] A member it having a forwardly extending plate 26 is mounted on top of the plier-likemem bers l0 and I I by means of the bolt l2 and-at its forward endjsupports an upwardly extending supporting block 2!. The. block 2i; is attached to plate 29 by bolts 22. The plate 26 ismain tained in proper alignment with the plier-like members it] and by means of a pair of links I 23 pivotally connected, to-handles {l3 and a pin and slot connection 24-25, The pin 24 is car ried by one of the links 23, pivotally extends through theother-link'and is received: in the slot 25 whichis provided in a rearwardly extending portion 20 of the member iii;

The upwardly extending block Zlprovides for detachably supportinga rod 26 having a plurality V rod 26. The rod 25 is substantially oval shaped intransverse cross-section to accommodate the lie the forwardly extending. jaw portions- 5.4 of

selected embodiment of the invention, there is shape of the ring-like members 2'! and is provided with a longitudinally extending fin or projection 29 adapted to extend between the spaced tionwithin this slot. The rod 26 is thus normally I 7 supported vertically with respect to the plierlike members' id and H but can bereadilyole tached for replacement "by another rod 26 with new supply of ring-like members on the tool. 7

A second plate member is supported beneath the plier-like members iii-and H by the bolt 52 and extends forwardly to directly undersaid members. A pin is fixed to the rear portion of this lower plate35 and extends upwardly through an aperture Bl in-the portion 26 of the upper member 59 to maintain the lower plate 35 in proper alignment with the plier-like members l9 and H V I A pair of anvils are pivotally mounted on lower plate 35 as indicatedat 4i ;and are iened between cooperating outer anvil pore portions id The outer anvil members 9.2 are provided with inner cam portions ldadapted to engage-and cooperate with cam portions'dfi on -the inner is provided with aslot 32 attached'to and extendingiiorwardly of of the plier-like members.

anvil members about the pivots 42 upon closing anvil members 40 120 effect closing of the inner of the outer anvil members by squeezing the handles E3 of plier-like members Ill and H together. Each oftheanvil members 66- and 42 is 7 provided with suitably curved inner portions 4':

and 48, respectively, adaptedto engage around the outer circumference of the ring-like members 21 upon closing of the anvil members. The arrangement of the several parts is such that when one of the open ended substantially oval shaped ring-like members 21 is received on the lower ended. ovar shaped fling-like member 2 it is received om'thel'ower plate 35-prior' to tlfle ope ption or the: tool while 8 shows the member 21' after operatiw of the smile a: mom

to" press the member into substantially circular form with its mating ends substantially closed;

T6 provide for si i'ecessively and 'automatic l'ly feeding a new rin'glilke'member 2-1 to the anvils W and 42 alter pressiageperretiea; the upper plate member 2! is previeea wan an aperture so (Figs.- i 2) anathema as is adapted to' extend downwardly through this apertureinto erase juxtaposition to the taper the allvilllclf tioz'fs I! and 4-2; As soon asor ie rin-g like merriher 2-! has beell pressed closed removed another oirecuyjea to it are by gravity onto iowerpiare 35 and is in position for pressingby tli sin-vi! bottom red- 2?; termi netessamerenny far above plate to perm-it the pressing ditiei atiori of the anvils and removal of the noses i'rrig"; when the sorenes -sup ly of mg members 21 on we we is has been used the rod can readily-sea quickly removed-by rlefis'hig 565* seiew 3Q and a new me with another sappry er neg member's- Substituted in its pace.

A pair of cooperating spring r'n'err'r'be'rs' 5 5st tached to handles I? provide for spreading the handles and outer anvil members 52 after each sqireezing or pressing operation. A coiled spring member 5 attached to the inner anvil members I! normally provides for swinging thesemembers about their pivots into open position as shown in'Fig-sl, 4 and 7. Bevels- 51 and 58 are 'pro vided on the inner and outer anvil members; respectively, to assist in'p'ositi-oning a new ring member Zion the lower plate The tool as thus" described is particularly adapted for applying supporting ringsto medals, badges and the like having anaperture or eyelet for receivingthe ring. For this purpose the lower plate 35 is provided with aslotfor receiving the ap'ertured medal or the like 6! endwise therein (see' Figs. 1 andiii). The medal Si is so positioned in the slot 69 that the aperture or eyelet of the medal is in position to receive the ends f-a ring member 21 and operation of the tool causes the ring to be inserted throughthe aperture and closed therein. The portion 52 of the guide fin or projection 29 on rod 25 which extends downwardly through the aperture 59 in upper plate 20 is also reduced in Width as clearly shown in Fig. 2 to provide Ier insertion of the medal II or the like. j

A tool is thus provided which is simple in con} struction and operation, which provides for.

' quickly reloaded to automatically and successively supply a large number of rings to the tool, and which provides for applying the rings without handling of the rings by the operator. applied rings are substantially circular in form and are securely closed Within the eyelet of the medal. The guide rod 26 and fin 29 which support the ring-like members on the tool and feed them to the anvils also serve as a rack for supporting, storing and carrying the rings prior to loading-them on the tool, and a rod having a large number of rings carried" thereby is quickly andreadily attached to the tool and detached from the tool when -the supply of rings thereon is The application of the rings to the medal eyeletsis, accordingly, greatly facilitatea anoi ther'ings are rapidly,- easily and simply Changes may be made in the'form, construe arrangement of the parts without departing from the spiritofthe invention ors'acrificing any of its advantages; and the rig'lit'is hereby reserved to make all such changes as fairly fall" within the scope of the following claims-.- I

Iclaim:

1. In a tool of the character descrlbeelfor applying rings to eyelets of medal-sand the like, astationarypla te member for receiving and-sup porting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends, anvil means including a; pair or members pivoted together and pivotally' mounted onsaid plate: memberfe'r' movement about. an axis substantially normal to thesupporti'ng surface of the plate member to operate over thejsurfa ce of said plate member" for engaging said ring-like member and substantiallyclos'ing' said spaced apart encls, said ring-like member being supported on said stationary plate member during operation of said anvil means, and means for effectin'gioperati'on of said anvil means.

2, In a tool of the" character described ior applying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a stationary plate Inembe'r'for' receiving and supporting a ring-like. member having spaced apart ends, anvil means pivotally mounted on said plate member and operable. over the surface of said. plate member for engaging said ring-like member and substantially closing said-spaced apart ends, said ring-like member being supported on said stationary plate member during operationof sai'danvil means, means for effecting operation of said anvil means, and means for successive feeding ring-like membersto said stationary supporting plate member in a position to be directly operated upon by pivotal movement of the anvil means. J

3. In a tool of the character described for applying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a stationary plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends, anvil means pivotally mounted on said plate member and operable over the surface of saidpl-ate member 'for engaging said ring-like member and substantially closing. said spaced apart ends, said ring lilremember being supported on; said stationary plate member during operation of saidanvil means, means for efiE-ectingoperation of said anvil means, magazine means for successively feeding ring-like members The to said supporting plate member in'a position to be directly operated upon' by pivot'al'-movement of the anvilmeans, and guide'means cooperating 'with said magazine means' for arranging the spaced apart ends'of said ring-like members in predeterrm'ned positioning on said plate member and with respect'to said anvil means.

like endwise therein, feeding and guide means 7 for successively feeding ring-like members to said supporting plate member with said spaced apart ends arranged in predetermined positioning with respect to said slot, anvil means operable'over the surface of said plate member for engaging said ring-like member and substantially closing said spaced apart ends within the aperture of said medal or the like, and means for effecting operation of said anvil means. 7 v l i 5. In a tool of the character described for applying rings to eyelets of medals and the'like, a stationary plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like member havingspaced apart ends, a pair of pivotally connected anvil menu bers having a pivotal connection with said stationary supporting plate membena second pairof anvil memberspivota-lly connected tosaid stationary supporting plate'member, said anvil memhere being operable over the surface of said plate member to engage said ring-like member and press said'spacecl apart ends into substantially closed relationship, said ring-like member being supported on said stationary plate member during operation of said anvil means, and means for eifecting .operationfof said anvil members. to effect closing of the ring-like membeit' 1 6. In atool of the character described for anpivotally connected to said supporting plate meme ber, means for effecting-- operation of said outer anvil members, and cooperating cam surfaces on said outer and inner anvil members for effecting operation of the inner anvil members to operation of the .outermembersl 9; In a tool o'f'the character'described for applying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a platemember for" receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart' ends, a pair of pivotally connected outeranvilmembers having a pi'votal connectionavith'said supporting plate member,-' a second pair of anvil members 7,

arranged inwardly of said outer membersand pivotally connected to said supporting-plate member-,-means 'forefiectingoperation of said outer anvil members, means cooperating between said outer and inner anvil members-for effecting operation of'the inner anvil members in response to 1 operation of the outer members, and springmeans for efiecting return, ofsaid anvil members toa normal open position after operation thereof;

10. In a tool ofthe character described for applying rings to eyelets ofmedals and the likfiyfi, plate member for receiving and supporting a ring like member having'sp aced apart ends, a pair of pivotally connected; outer anvil members having a pivotal connection with said supporting plate member, a secondpair of anvil membersfarranged inwardly'oi said outer members andlp ive otally connected'tosaid supporting plate member, means cooperating between saidouter and inner anvil members for eiiecting operation of the inner anvil members in response to operation of the outer members, handle means connected to said outeranvil members for effecting operation thereof, spring'means connected to said handle plying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a

plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends, a pair of pivotally connected anvil members having a pivotal connection with-said supporting plate member, a second pair of anvil members pivotally connected to said supporting plate member-andmounted for movementsolely about th -rpivot axes, saidlanvil member having complementary curved surfaces providingior engaging aid ringlike member and pressing the member-into substantially closed form, and means for effecting,

operation of said anvil membersto effect closing of the ring-like member. H i i '7. In a tool of the character described for applying rings to, eyelets of medals and the like, a

plate member for receiving andsupporti-ng a ring.-

like member having spaced, apart ends, a pair of pivotally'conneoted outer anvil members having a pivotal connection with said supporting plate member, a second pair of anvil memhers arranged inwardly of said outer members and pivotally connected to said supporting plate memb'er, means for enacting operation of. said outer anvil members, and meanscooperatinghetween said outer and inner anvil membersfor effecting operation of the inner anvil members in response to operation of the outer members. I i 8. In a tool of the character described for applying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a

plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends, a

pair of pivotally connected outer anvil members having a pivotal connection with said supporting position.

means for normally-maintaining'saidouter anvil members in an open position, and spring means connected to said inner anvil members for nor;

inner members in an openmally maintaining said 11. A tool of the character described for ap plying rings to eyelets of medals and the like comprising a plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like memberhaving-spaced apart ends, anvil means operable over the surface of said plate member for engaging saidring-like member and substantially closing said spaced apart ends,

means including a pair of pivotally connected handles for effecting operation of said anvil plate'member for maintainingsaid rod indirect alignment with said supporting'plate member.

12. A tool of the character described for ing rings: to eyelets of medals and the like com prising a plate member for receiving and sup:-

porting a ring-like memberhaving spaced apart ends, anvil operable over the surface of plate member forengagi'ng said ring-like and substantially closing said spaced ends, means including a pair of pivotally mem apart connected handles for eilecting'operation of said anvil means, a second plate member mounted on the pivot of said handles, a rod for supporting Y a plurality of ringdikemembers and successively feeding the ring-like'members to said I 3 plate'member, a-sec'ond pair of anvil members arranged inwardly of said outer members and in response.

- prising a plate member for receiving and sup porting a ring-likemember having spaced apart ends, anvil means operable over the suriace of said mei'nber for engaging said ring-like member and substantially closing said spaced apart ends, means including apair of pivotally connected handles for effecting operation of said anvil means, a second plate member mounted on the pivot of said handles, a rod for supporting a plurality of said ring-like members and sucoessively feeding the riu like members to said supporting plate member, projecting means on said rod adapted to extend between said spaced apart ends of the ring-like members to maintain the ring-like mem ers' in predetermined angular alignment on the rod, means for detachably mounting said rod on said second plate member in operative positioning with respect to said s ll. porting plate member and said anvil means, and means cooperating between said handles and said second plate member for maintainingsaid rod in said operative positioning, said last named means including a pair of members pivotally connected to said handles, a pin and slot connection, oetween said members and said second plate membar, and a pin interconnecting said supporting plae member and said second plate member.

14. A tool of the character described for ap plying rings'to eyelets otmecial and the like comprising a plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends, anvil means operable over the surface of said plate member for engaging said rin like member and substantially closing said spaced apart ends, meansfor effecting operation of, said like memb rs to mamtain ther nsdike em ers in predetermined angular alignment on the rod,

means fordetachably mounting said rod and projecting means on said tool to efiect gravity feeding of said ring-like member with said spaced apart ends of the ringdike members arranged in predetermined positioning with; respect to said anvil means'and slot, and said rod and projecting means terminating in spaced relatiodwith respect to said supporting plate member to provide for closing of the ring-like members and removal thereof from the tool. 1

16. In a. tool of the character-described for applying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a pair of pivotally connected plier-like members having relatively elongated handles, outer anvil members attached torsaid plier-like members, a plate member carried by said plier-like members for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends in operative relation ship with respect to said anvil members, inner anvil members .pivotally mounted on said support- 7 ing plate member and adapted to cooperate with said outer anvil members to engage said ring-like member and press said spaced apart ends into substantially closed relationship, means for eifecting operation of said inner anvil members upon operation of said outer members by Sq eezing said handles together, a rod for supp rting a plurality of said ring-like members detachably mounted on said plier-like members in position to successively feed. the ring-like members to said supporting plate member, and guide means on said rod forarranging the spaced apart ends of th ring-like members in predetermined positioning with respect to said anvil members,

1 17. In a tool of the character described for applying rings to eyelets of medals and the like, a

pair of pivotally connected plier-like members having relatively elongated handles, outer anvil members attached to saidplier-like members a plate member carried' by said plier-like members anvil means, a. rod for supporting a plurality of said ring-like members, projecting means on said rod adapted to extend between said spacedspari; ends of the ring-like members to maintain the ring-like members in predetermined angular alignment on the rod,. and means for mountingsaid rod and projecting means on said tool to effect gravity feeding of said ring-like members to said supporting plate member witlssaid spaced apart 'cnlis'of the ring-like members arranged in predetermined positioning with respect to said.

anvil means. i

' '15. A tool of the character described for applying rings to eyeletsof medals and the like com prising a plate member for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apart ends, said supporting plate member being provided with a slot for receiving an apertured medal or the like endwise therein, anvil means operable over the surface of said plate member for engaging said ring-like member and substantially closing said spaced apart ends within the aperture of said medal or the like, means for offecting operation of said anvil means, a rod for for receiving and supporting a ring-like member having spaced apartends in operative relationship with respect to said anvil members, inner anvil rn embers pivotally mounted on said supporting plate member and adapted to cooperate with said 'o'uter'anvil members to engage said ring-like member and press said spaced apart ends intosubsta-ntlally closed relationship, coopcrating cam surfaces on said outer and inner anvil members for effecting operation of said inner anvil members upon operation of said outer membersby squeezing said handles together, said anvil members having curved surfaces providing for forming said ring-like members into substantial- 1y circular shape while pressing said. spaced apart ends together, spring means for effecting return of said anvil members to a normal open posi tion after operation thereof, said sup-porting plate member being provided with a slot for receiving an apertured medal or the like endwise therein, a. rod adapted to extend substantially verticallydetachably mounted on said plier-like members for supporting a plurality of said ringlike members and providing for feed of the rin like members to said supporting plate member, d guide means on said rod for arranging the spaced apart ends of the ring-like members in predetermined positioning with respect to said slot to effect entry of said ends into said apor-- ture. of the medal or thehke upon operation of said anvil members. g

" ILLIAM U. WATSON. 

